It's Henry's birthday, and his best presents are a tiny key and an everlasting zoo ticket. With them, he embarks on a roller-coaster ride of adventures and makes new friends - some furry, some four-legged, and some the cause of serious trouble.

 

This book is part of a book series called Red Fox Read Alone .

There are 180 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Elizabeth Hawkins teaches creative writing at the City Institute. She has written books for children of all ages. The Hamster stories are her first titles for Puffin. Elizabeth lives in North London. David McKee is also the creator of both Mr Benn, which was voted 6th of the Top 100 Children's Programmes on TV, and King Rollo.